NEWBURGH FOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09348820 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 7.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£5.01M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
23 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £5,014,354
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.5m
Net Worth
£5.0m
Current Assets
£8.4m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.73M |
| Current assets | £8.36M |
| Cash | £1.47M |
| Debtors | £5.24M |
| Net assets | £5.01M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-02-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-05➕MIDDLETON, James appointeddirector
- 2024-11-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-31📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-25➕BROWNE, Timothy Philip appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25➕MAYALARP, Sujarit appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25➕UA-WUTTHIKRERK, Ekpiya appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25➕YINGCHANKUL, Sirichai appointeddirector
- 2024-10-25➖BRENNAN, Emma resigneddirector
- 2024-10-25➖MALEK, Lukasz Piotr resigneddirector
- 2024-08-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-08-09📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-07-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-05-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-01➕BRENNAN, Emma appointeddirector
- 2022-01-01➕MALEK, Lukasz Piotr appointeddirector
- 2018-12-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2014-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWBURGH FOODS LIMITED
- 2014-12-10➕AINSCOUGH, Leslie Jeffrey appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Westbridge Foods Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Westbridge Foods Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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NEWBURGH FOODS LIMITED
This company · 09348820
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Westbridge Foods Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 25/10/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Leslie Jeffrey Ainscoughceased 25/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Derek Owen Wignallceased 25/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Les Ainscoughceased 20/08/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10120 — SIC 10120
Registered office
11a Wood Street
Golborne
Warrington
WA3 3AP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (6 active · 2 resigned)
AINSCOUGH, Leslie Jeffrey→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWNE, Timothy Philip→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2024-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAYALARP, Sujarit→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-10-25
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MIDDLETON, James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-02-05
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UA-WUTTHIKRERK, Ekpiya→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YINGCHANKUL, Sirichai→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-10-25
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BRENNAN, Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2024-10-25
MALEK, Lukasz Piotr→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-01-01 · resigned 2024-10-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 07/12/2018 | 14/07/2025 |
Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29